Pre-Conference Workshops

Sharon Tucker, PhD, APRN-CNS, PMHCNS-BC, NC-BC, FNAP, FAAN
Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Director, DNP Nurse Executive Track; Director, Implementation Science, Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP; College of Nursing; The Ohio State University

Sharon is the Grayce Sills Endowed Professor in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Director of the DNP Nurse Executive Track, and Director for the Implementation Science Core of the Fuld National EPB Institute for the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. Dr. Tucker studies, practices and teaches in the areas of behavioral interventions for mental health and wellness and implementation science to promote EBP. She focuses on women and children, employees and worksite interventions for health, well-being, resilience and mental health. She is certified as a mental health clinical nurse specialist, integrative nurse coach and meditation/mindfulness teacher. Dr. Tucker is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program Alumna; an elected fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) and National Academies of Practice; serves as Associate Editor for Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing; publishes widely and serves on regional and national boards.

Molly McNett, PhD, RN, CNRN, FNCS, FAAN
Professor, Clinical Nursing; Assistant Director, Implementation Science, Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for EBP; College of Nursing; The Ohio State University

Molly is a Professor of Clinical Nursing at The Ohio State University and Assistant Director of Implementation Science at the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).  Dr. McNett’s research centers on care of critically ill patients after severe neurological injury.  In her work, she has led multiple funded, multi-site studies, and routinely leads international, interdisciplinary guideline development groups in critically synthesizing the research literature to generate meaningful practice recommendations. She has extensive experience working with leadership teams in health systems to apply research findings and evidence-based practice recommendations using an implementation science approach.  Dr. McNett routinely leads interdisciplinary teams in creating infrastructures for EBP and research, and has led numerous task forces to integrate key components of research, evidence-based practice, implementation science, and quality improvement initiatives into healthcare settings.